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Lightning vs. Hurricanes (2009020055) October 10, 2009

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 10: Martin St. Louis #26 of the Tampa Bay Lightning comes out for pre-game skate against the Carolina Hurricanes at the St. Pete Times Forum on October 10, 2009 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft